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Carolyn Arnold

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CAROLYN ARNOLD is an international bestselling and award-winning author, as well as a speaker, teacher, and inspirational mentor. She has several continuing fiction series and has nearly thirty published books. Her genre diversity offers her readers everything from cozy to hard-boiled mysteries, and thrillers to action adventures. Her crime fiction series have been praised by those in law enforcement as being accurate and entertaining. This led to her adopting the trademark: POLICE PROCEDURALS RESPECTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT™.

Carolyn was born in a small town and enjoys spending time outdoors, but she also loves the lights of a big city. Grounded by her roots and lifted by her dreams, her overactive imagination insists that she tell her storie
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Detective Amanda Steele Series – Where to Start @Bookouture

Graphic showing the reading order for the Detective Amanda Steele crime thriller series by Carolyn Arnold against a warm orange sunset sky. The header reads “Reading Order for Detective Amanda Steele.” The books listed are: The Little Grave, Stolen Daughters, The Silent Witness, Black Orchid Girls, Her Frozen Cry, Last Seen Alive, Her Final Breath, Taken Girls, Her Last Words, Missing Before Daylight, The Wildfire Girl, Her Deadly Rose, Hidden Angels, Three Girls Gone, and Dead Woman Walking. The Detective Amanda Steele series consists of dark, twisty crime thrillers featuring a relentless detective who refuses to let killers win.\n

15 Standalone Amanda Steele Cases. Start Anywhere.\n

\u2714\ufe0fWith Book 1 and follow Amanda\u2019s journey from the beginning.
\u2714\ufe0fOr jump in with the newest release \u2014 each

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The Little Grave (Detective...

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Eleven (Brandon Fisher FBI,...

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“You have bigger balls than some men I know.”
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“seven sins are wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy, and gluttony.”
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“She managed a small laugh, but like any expression of mirth these days, it felt shallow and void of true emotion.”
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message 7: by Donna

Donna Thank you Carolyn for accepting my friend request on Goodreads.
Donna


message 6: by Tom

Tom Blubaugh Hi Carolyn,

Thanks for joining my circle of friends.

Blessings,

Tom


message 5: by Kayla

Kayla Stonor Thanks for friending, Kayla


message 4: by Bill

Bill Wetterman Hi Carolyn, if you are a Balducci fan, you have good taste. I read many of his books along with Tom Clancy and William Bernhardt. Glad to have you as a friend. If you like thrillers, consider Room 1515, my new novel. You can watch the trailer by going to Google and typing in Room 1515 YouTube to see if it is a read for you.
I've done mostly freelance. So this is my first novel, and I'm doing shameless marketing to obtain readers. lol


Douglas Wickard Carolyn, thanks for friending me on Goodreads! Can't wait to bite into ELEVEN! Nice having your support on Twitter as well.
Cheers!
Douglas


Christine Hatfield thanks for being my friend


Thomas Amo Carolyn! Thanks for the blog comment! I totally get ya on the series thing!
Cheers Tom


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